The effectiveness of silver-releasing dressings in the management of non-healing chronic wounds: A meta-analysis

Journal of Clinical Nursing

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 716-728

  Lo, Shu Fen ^a   Chang, Chee Jen ^b   Hu, Wen Yu ^a   Hayter, Mark ^c   Chang, Yu Ting ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Clinical effectiveness; Meta analysis; Nurses; Nursing; Review; Wound care

Indexed keywords

SILVER DERIVATIVE;

AGED; ARTICLE; BANDAGE; CHRONIC DISEASE; CLASSIFICATION; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; HUMAN; INJURY; MALE; META ANALYSIS; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING; PUBLISHING; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; STANDARD; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOUND HEALING;

AGED; BANDAGES; CHRONIC DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PUBLICATION BIAS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; SILVER COMPOUNDS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOUND HEALING; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 60349085301     PISSN: 09621067     EISSN: 13652702     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2702.2008.02534.x     Document Type: Article

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